Petroleum
About Petroleum and Pictures of petroleum
What is Petroleum?
Petroleum is classified as a fossil fuel. It is formed when sea plants and animals die, the remains become buried under several thousand feet of silt or mud. Takes millions of years to form petroleum. Petroleum is natural when first collected, and can be clear, green and black. And is either thin like gasoline or thick like tar.
Fossil Fuel Harvester
This harvests fossil fuels from the earths surface.
Oil/Petroleum
This is a picture of petroleum after process.
Petroleum Steps
Steps of petroleum being formed in the earth
How Petroleum is used and About the authors
How is Petroleum used?
Petroleum products include, fuel oils for heating and electricity generation. Petroleum can also be as asphalt and road oil. It can also be formed as feedstocks used to make chemicals, plastics, and synthetic materials in almost everything we use.